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and a bright purple top. The leaves are narrow and grow erect 

 from the bulb. The flesh is fine grained and rich. 



Early White Flat Dutch. (Strap- Leaved.) This is 

 similar to the above iu shape, but considered about a week earlier. 

 It is very popular. 



Liarge White Globe. A very large variety, mostly grown 

 for stock. It can be used for the table when young. Flesh coarse 

 but sweet j tops very large. 



Pomerian Globe. This is selected from the above. It is 

 smoother and handsomer in shape ; good to plant early in spring. 

 When pulled before it is to large it is a very saleable turnip in 

 the market.- 



White Spring. This is similar to the White Flat Dutch j 

 not quite so large but rounder in shape. The tops are larger, it 

 is early, a good quality, and best adapted for spring planting. 



Yellow Aberdeen. This a variety very little cultivated 

 here. It is shaped like the Kuta Baga, color yellow with purple 

 top. Good for table or feeding stock. 



Rober t s o n ' s 

 Golden Ball, is 



the best of the yel- 

 low Turnips for ta- 

 ble use. It is very 

 smooth, oval in 

 shape, and of a 

 beautiful orange co- 

 lor. Leaves are 

 small. Should be 

 sown in the fall of 

 the year, and al- 

 ways in drills, so 

 that the plants can 

 be thinned out and 

 worked. This kind 

 ought to be more 

 cultivated. 



Amber Globe. 



This is very similar 

 to the above kind. 



Early Purple 

 Top Munich. A 



new variety from 

 Germany; flat, with 

 Bed or Purple Top ; 

 same as the Ameri- 

 can variety, but fif- 

 teen days earlier to 

 Pomerian Globe. mature. It is very 



tender and of fine flavor. Kecommended highly. 



